Portfolio

For my portfolio project, I wanted to do something pretty simple. I found some inspiration online, and I particularly liked a design that had just three colors with one color being a "pop" of color. I chose to stick with gray, white, and then have a pop of color with the blue. I found the blue design online, and I decided to center my designs around it. I had some black areas, and I thought that just adding some simple lines added the effect I wanted. I added the gray half squares at the bottom of some of pages just so on my blog the edges of my pages were noticeable. I am happy with how my design came out. I think it incorporates all my projects very well. 

Business Cards

 

For my logo design, I had done a B to represent the first letter of name. The B is created by a leash and filled in by a dog's and a cat's paw print. I have always had a love for animals and volunteering at animal shelters which was my inspiration behind my logo. I mostly stuck to creating my initial sketches, but I tweaked a couple things just as I played around with inDesign. This project was one of the harder ones for me because I had never worked with inDesign before. Everything was a learning experience! My first card goes with my pink colored logo representing my favorite color. I started out by just having the background white, but after doing some experimenting, I discovered that the card popped a lot more when I did the pink background. Then, I made the part where my logo is white to contrast the two parts. I liked using the different colors for the backside because I thought it made it more interesting but still simple and legible.

My second logo was blue with a gradient in the paw prints. I made my logo a little bit bigger and had the paw prints trailing off the end of the leash to create a cool effect. I wanted to incorporate both blue colors again on the back, but I still wanted to keep things simple. My overall goal for all of my business cards was to keep them simple and to the point. I think this tactic makes it easier for employers to see who you are and get the important information. 

My last design focused on the brown and red logo. I liked using the colors in the logo in the card as well because I think it makes the card look organized. I decided to put the information on the front of the card for this one to do something different. I still wanted my logo on the front, so I outlined it with the brown color to make it more unique opposed to just a white background. I kept the backside pretty simple. I divided a paw print into the two colors and had that be the focus of the back. I thought this was cool design. My favorite card is the pink one. I really like how they all turned out though. The project took me about 2 hours to complete. I found that I had a lot of errors in my file and had to go through and fix each one. 

inDesign Tutorials

1.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHDy_nEvgd4
2.) https://www.indesignskills.com/tutorials/
3.) https://www.creativebloq.com/graphic-design-tips/indesign-tutorials-1232639

Somewhere

 

I was very excited about this project! The Office is one of my favorite shows that I just started rewatching again during quarantine, so I thought it was the perfect thing to photoshop myself into. I chose an image of the main characters sitting at a table. This way I could focus on the top half of my body. This picture also has a lot of light and little shadow. I chose to photoshop myself over where the character Pam is sitting. I took a picture of myself sitting the same way as her with my hands in my lap and my head tilted to the side. I had to clone stamp so parts of Pam that my shape didn't cover. I also redid the side of face with the shadows because the characters have light on their whole face. I had fun with this project, and I thought it turned out pretty seamless. I think it could fool some people. The project took me about 2 hours to complete. 

Photoshop Inspiration

I chose this image as the one I think would be hard to photoshop myself into. I think it would be hard because of all the different lighting and effects in the image. It would be hard to get it to be just right.

I chose this image as something that inspired me. This inspired me because it showed that you don't have to go with something that is expected. I wouldn't have thought to photoshop myself outside of the helicopter, so this image was very unique to me.

This image made me laugh. She asked to make him look like he wasn't uncomfortable, so the guy put a towel over his head. I just thought that was a funny way to solve the problem.

 This is the image that I would want to recreate. I thought it was amazing how she was photoshopped into looking like she was swimming. It is a beautiful image.

Autoscopy

For this project, I really wanted to do something that referenced an internal struggle I have that I think a lot of people can relate to. I chose to represent how I feel like society controls our decisions and how many people view their self worth. I think a lot of this negativity stems from social media, so I chose to show the puppeteer as the hand of social media. I have the puppet that social media is controlling. I wanted to also incorporate a cell phone because many people are glued to their phones and this is where we get a lot of the false standards of attractiveness and beauty from. I put my face behind the phone, but blended it in, so it looked like I was almost trapped in my phone. The swirl at the bottom is supposed to represent all the thoughts that go through my mind, how difficult it can be to navigate the rules and standards society has created. I added scissors to represent how I want to cut off the strings that tie me to social media and release me from its controls. The project took me around 3 hours to complete. I really like how it came out because I thought I represented my goal in a unique and interesting way. 

Photoshop Tutorials

1.) https://www.photoshopessentials.com

2.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFyOznL9UvA

3.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2307e8iGDo0